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Headmaster’s Week Ahead
Monday, 23rd March 2015
Pupils’ Successes
Sport
Results:
Congratulations to:
Netball:
Music: Theodora Caser (Form II T) for
B Tournament
gaining a Certificate of Merit in her first
thoroughly enjoyed by both B & C teams
piano exam.
Bronze
in
the
U7
Junior
Harry
Deutsche Bank tournament
Easter Party
Chess
Both A and B teams were 7th overall out of 8
Non-Uniform Day
Championships.
Rugby:
Hockey:
Headmaster Colin Moore
Chess: Robbie Tieppo (Form I M) won
Phillips
(Form
II
T)
The Easter party on Thurs. 26
rd
3 in Group – Afternoon
in their tournaments. Ben van Eijden and
th
March
Maddie Somay each received a stick bag as
represented Jersey U7’s in Marlow.
courtesy of the GA will include a party lunch
up and coming players and Rory Nicholls and
Joshan Deol U7’s Player of the Week –
followed by a ‘Talent Show’. Regrettably it is
Bertie Durnford Lloyd received water bottles
Value of Respect.
not possible for parents to attend the show
for promising play.
Seth Ruelle & Bertie Durnford-Lloyd were in
but please do come along for the Easter
Football:
the winning Jersey U10’s team who won
Egg Hunt (Forms II – VI) at the end of the
Girls’ 7 a-side friendly – Won 4 Lost 2
the Marlow Tounament.
day. Our Little Dragons, Reception & Form I
Gymnastics: Lucy Wynn (Rec F) Gold
pupils will hunt for their eggs during the
Award for Conditioning League.
school day and the Decorated Egg Rolling
Priyanka Pangali (Nursery Organe) Gained
Competition will also take place during the
her Grade 9.
school day. All children are invited to bring a
Assemblies
rd
Mon. 23 Mar.
Assembly with Father Nick
Wed. 25th Mar. Form II T Assembly 8.50am
(parents welcome)
LD Orange Nursery Assembly 9.30am
decorated (hard boiled!) egg to school on
Senior Play – ‘Scheherazade’
Following on from last year’s triumph of
Shakespeare’s Tempest, our senior pupils
delivered
a
masterful
performance
of
Thurs. 26
th
March which will be judged by
(parents welcome)
Thurs. 26th Mar.
a second, less adorned egg for the rolling
competition).
Foundation Assembly
th
Fri. 27 Mar.
House Assembly
End of Term
12.00noon
Scheherazade under the direction and
guidance of Mrs Moore.
If anything, this
year’s show was even more inclusive of the
whole cast with delightful songs and
intricate choreography. Well done to all of
our boys and girls for such an entertaining
Clubs
Please do not allow visiting friends and
siblings to participate in the egg hunt – a
There will be no clubs this week, including
number of our pupils went home empty
Prep., except for Breakfast Club and Silk
handed last year due to the loss of eggs
Painting on Tuesday.
to visitors.
Egg Competitions
and highly polished show. Thank you to all
staff for the hard work that goes on behind
the scenes. Thank you to parents for the
support given to the teachers and to the
children.
Special praise must go to Mrs
Our Little Dragons Nursery pupils will join
Don’t forget to decorate your hard boiled
in with our Easter celebrations. If your child
eggs for Thursday’s competition:
does not stay for afternoon session please
Egg rolling – better without appendages
collect him/her at 1.15pm.
Decorated Egg Character – decorate your
egg as your favourite character from book,
Moore who has once again managed to
elicit such wonderful performances from
such young children.
Please see Mrs Banahan to order your
copies of the DVD (they make wonderful
Christmas presents).
Infant Assembly
their Form Teacher (you might want to bring
Parents of our Little Dragons Blue Room
film or television, create a magical creature or
must approach Miss Lopez to ensure there is
even your favourite football team.
space available on the morning session if
We want decorated eggs from children
your child does not usually attend on
throughout the School, including our Little
Thursdays.
Dragons.
For your information
St George’s Cross Country
Durrell Easter Activities: -7-11 year olds
We were treated to an afternoon of
th
fierce
competition
on
st
from Mon. 30 Mar. – Wed. 1 April.
Thursday.
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Despite the high spirits there was a
Jersey Primary Football Festival: Sun.
strong
5 – Fri. 10 April FB Fields.
th
theme
of
supportive
th
sportsmanship amongst all the runners
Jersey
– congratulations one and all.
Hennessy-
A full
below is a summary of the final
Congratulations to St David’s on gaining a
placings:
total of 440 last week.
Form I relay:
achievement the weekly House Cup is on
RED TEAM
display in the entrance hall dressed in yellow.
Julie Kimura- Young, Ethan Rollo,
St David’s
Ms R Morris
Sophie Ruff, Dawson De Gruchy
St Patrick’s
Mr C Timothy
Form II relay:
St George’s
Mrs H Sadler
3493
ORANGE TEAM
St Andrew’s
Mrs J Moore
3353
Lara Spary, Dante Fernandes,
To mark this
3899
3615
Star of the Week
Harry Smith, Theo Taylor
Well done to Boden Moss who gained the
most stars for St David’s house last week.
1
st
2
nd
St. Patrick
78
3
rd
St. George
70
4
th
St. David
52
St Andrew
Well done to the following class winners:
79
O’BYRNE INFANT CUP
Lara Spary and Felix Taylor
SCHOLEFIELD BROTHERS’
Jasper Lilley 3.04
CUP
THE DRECOURT SENIOR CUP
Bertie Durnford- Lloyd 4.10
Form II H
Joshan Deol
Form II T
Boden Moss
Form III S
Johnny Wright
Form IV H
Jack Tarrant
Form IV W
Emily Robins
Form V M
Lily Gardner
Form V P
Isabel Wrigley
Form VI M
Zhanna Aloyan
Form VI T
Clemmie Carnegie
St George’s Certificates
Congratulations to:
ST GEORGE’S JUNIOR GIRLS CUP
Maya Gardner 3.32
ST GEORGE’S SENIOR GIRLS CUP
Clemmie Carnegie 4.22
TOYS & BOOKS
Doreen
Friday
Walk:
Musketeers
Holiday
Activity
Week:
Jersey Fencing & Les Ormes Activity
th
rd
package 30 Mar. – 3 April for 8 – 12 yr
olds
–
(9.00
4.00)
£150
[email protected] or 07797 713280
Jersey Opera House: Ugly Duckling 31
st
st
Mar – 1 April 11.00 am & 2.00 pm Tickets
£7.00 - £9.00.
and finally……
Well Saturday’s climax to the Six Nations
may not have gone quite to script but what
a
fantastic,
spectacle.
marvellous,
wonderful
Things could have been so
different for England had the Scots not
rolled over so completely in the second half
at Murrayfield or if Les Bleu hadn’t brought
their ‘A’ game to Twickenham.
Still fair
play to the Irish – you don’t get to win backto-back
championships
without
having
something special to bring to the field. Roll
on the World Cup.
While the swan glided gracefully across the
stage at the Arts Centre, I can tell you its
feet were paddling like the clappers behind
Form II H:
the scenes. With the five minute curtain
Grace Smith
for being so helpful
call ringing in her ears and as the audience
Joshan Deol
for helping at lunch
shuffled to their seats, Miss Hamilton could
Form V M:
GA Summer Fair
–
Care
Good
Registration forms in School Office.
from
the Day
report will be posted on the
website
but
HOUSE TROPHY
Hospice
be found frantically re-working a dance
Rory Nicholls
for excellent division work
Autism Jersey
th
routine to allow for a couple of last minute
absentees.
Later on catastrophe was
Friday 27 March
narrowly averted when the spout of the
We appreciate that we have given our
genie’s lamp fell off and landed across
support to a number of charities this term but
several power cables to sever our links with
we would like to invite children to come to
the theatre technicians.
school on Friday in home clothes but with a
dumb, Mrs Sadler and Mr Timothy rooted
blue theme for a minimum donation of £1.00.
around on all fours trying to restore power
Autism Jersey Day is close to our hearts as
and repair the genie’s lamp in the pitch
Please remember that pupils in KS II
Mr Timothy’s son Liam and Mrs Sinclair’s son
black.
who wish to play football must wear old
Harry are both autistic
Having emphasised the potential danger of
The GA would be very pleased to
receive any unwanted toys and books
for the Summer Fair.
All donations
must be of good quality and can be left
in the entrance.
Leggings at Playtime
leggings over their school uniform (not
Lost Property
their school tracksuit bottoms).
Please help us find …………
Tanya Mackay’s (Form VI T) blazer.
A blue/white towelling robe (John Lewis aged
9 years) was left at last week’s Swimarathon.
Please see Mrs Banahan to reclaim.
Blind, deaf and
Friday’s once in a lifetime eclipse, the
actual event in Jersey turned out to be
something of a damp squib – better luck in
2090.
Colin Moore, Headmaster